EU to propose vaccine certificates for summer travel
1st Mar 2021 16:03
(Sharecast News) - The European Commission is set to propose in March a new EU-wide digital certificate that will provide proof of vaccination against Covid-19 that it is hoped will allow free travel during the summer holidays.
Read moreGrant Shapps stands behind 10-year jail sentences for those lying at UK border
10th Feb 2021 11:53
(Sharecast News) - Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said on Wednesday that the 10-year jail sentence for those trying to conceal travel from a "red list" country at the UK border is "appropriate".
Read moreThursday preview: Brexit, TUI AG in the spotlight
9th Dec 2020 13:03
(Sharecast News) - Markets' focus on Thursday will be squarely on Europe, especially on the outcome of the previous night's discussions between the Prime Minister and European Commission chief, Ursula von der Leyen, to try and unblock a Brexit deal.
Read moreTUI criticised for delayed payments to Greek operators
12th Nov 2020 10:37
(Sharecast News) - Europe's largest tour operator, Tui has been harshly criticised by Greek hoteliers over a delay to its payment schedule that they allege puts hundreds of businesses at risk of closure.
Read moreTUI AG shares knocked lower by report of plans to raise capital
16th Sep 2020 16:07
(Sharecast News) - TUI AG's shares were under heaving selling pressure on Wednesday afternoon following a report that it was plotting a fundraising round.
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Avon Rubber and Computacenter at record-highs
9th Sep 2020 15:50
(Sharecast News) - London's second-tier index was edging higher in late afternoon trading with investor sentiment buoyed in the background by a bounce on Wall Street as the beaten down Nasdaq-100 technology gauge bounced off of a key short-term technical support level.
Read moreEurope midday: Stocks up on France stimulus news, CDC vaccine plans
3rd Sep 2020 12:15
(Sharecast News) - Stocks are holding higher on the back of news of Paris and Berlin's fiscal stimulus plans and US health officials' announcement that states should be ready to distribute a Covid-19 vaccine from 1 November.
Read moreTUI signs sale and leaseback deal for three 737 MAX aircraft
3rd Aug 2020 07:57
(Sharecast News) - TUI Group confirmed the signing of a sale and leaseback agreement with BOC Aviation for five new Boeing 737 MAX-8 aircraft on Monday, for a total of $226m (£173.06m).
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: BT Group, Big Lenders, Travel firms
2nd Aug 2020 18:23
(Sharecast News) - Could a French telecoms billionaire be circling BT's Openreach arm? The mutter from the City gutter is that the secretive Patrick Drahi has set his sights on the division that maintains Britain's telephone lines and internet cables. Drahi, a powerful dealmaker, now resides in Switzerland but made his fortune in France building telecoms groups Altice. The rumour claims that one of the Altice companies Drahi controls - perhaps Altice USA - has secured financial backing from heavyweight bankers at JP Morgan with a view to paying £20billion for the unit. - Mail on Sunday
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Pets at Home out of the dog house; Hochschild up as silver flies
31st Jul 2020 15:36
(Sharecast News) - London's second tier index finished the month on the back foot, weighed down by losses in the travel and leisure space after the Prime Minister announced that the planned easing of lockdown measures would be postponed.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Spain, UK economy, Rolls-Royce
26th Jul 2020 14:16
(Sharecast News) - The foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has said the government will not apologise for its snap decision to order tourists returning from Spain to quarantine, saying further spread could risk another lockdown in the UK. Raab said the government had to take "swift, decisive action" when the data from Spain showed a surge in infections right across the country. Overnight, the UK imposed snap new restrictions on holidaymakers returning from Spain on Saturday night, meaning those who return must quarantine for two weeks. - Guardian
Read moreEurope close: Jump in euro dents stocks, travel issues erase losses
21st Jul 2020 19:09
(Sharecast News) - Stocks across the Continent finished off their best levels of the session with benchmark equity gauges in France and Spain still unable to retake their June highs, in part as gains for the euro weighed on equities.
Read moreEurope open: Travel stocks jump as restrictions on sector ease
26th May 2020 11:26
(Sharecast News) - Stocks in Europe are extending gains from the previous session as travel stocks rally amid news of easing travel restrictions across the Continent.
Read moreEU Commission lays out guidelines for reopening borders
13th May 2020 12:49
(Sharecast News) - Brussels is calling for European Union member states to gradually lift restrictions on the freedom of movement, including measures - such as quarantines - for the ailing airline industry.
Read moreWednesday preview: UK GDP, TUI in focus
12th May 2020 13:54
(Sharecast News) - The focus on Wednesday will be on readings for UK gross domestic product growth for the first quarter and in the month March.
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